Having no context of the performance or any information other than these pictures, I don’t see a compelling reason to assume he is definitely dressed to evoke a Jewish stereotype. No, I am not Jewish. However, having encountered a fair share of ignorant and hateful anti-Semitic images and ideas while living in the Middle East (I’m not going to get any further into that, by the way. I am not making any generalizations- I have a lot of Arab Muslim friends as well as Jewish friends), I appreciate the fact that the costume has hit a deep nerve. In a few points of my life I’ve been offended by messages in popular culture and most people I talked to didn’t see what I did. So with this instance, I get what the fuss is about, and why people are getting triggered. Not really sure what should be done about it other than we keep the dialogue open without using any verbal poison. We don’t have to feel exactly what others do or demand empathy, either- we just have to accept that people have valid grievances that go deeper than what the surface tells us.

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